Centreville Road

Centreville Road is a Rhode Island historical marker in Kent County, dedicated 1936.

Warwick · location approximate

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Centreville Road Site of the Black Gnat Tavern Built 1770 The original structure was used to quarter soldiers of the American Revolution.

1937 text, presented as a historical document.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1776 · A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1777 · Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1781 · A chart of the harbour of Rhode Island and Narraganset Bay (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1797 · Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Siege of Newport, Rhode Island. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset, 1777, covering the location of Centreville Road, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Topographical Chart of the Bay of Narraganset, 1777, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours and the location is approximate.

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Marker data: Rhode Island Tercentenary Commission, Rhode Island Tercentenary 1636-1936: A Report (1937)

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